Razor-blade holder.



E. GRANBEBG.

RAZOR BLADE HOLDER.

APPucAnoH man Amm, 191s.

l ,1 99,369 Patente Sept. 2Q, 1916.

/H www EMIL GRANBERG, OF ST.LO`UIS, MISSOURI.

lRAZOR-BLADE HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patent-ee sept. 2e, 191e.

Application filed April 22, 1916. Serial N o. 92,884.

To all @07mm t may concern:

Be it known that I, EMIL GRANBERG, a citizen of the United States, residing at the city of St. Louis, State of Missouri, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Razor-Blade Holders, of which the following is a full, clear, and eXact description, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which- Figure l is a detail view of my improved razor blade holder. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the clam-ping members in reverse position. Fig. 3 is a view illustrating a modified form of clamping bars. Fig. 4C is a similar view showing the bars reversed.

This invention relates to a new and useful improvement in holders for razor blades commonly known as safety razor blades, the object being to construct a holder which is simple, cheap and easily manipulated, and one which is adapted to hold blades of different kinds.

In the drawings 1 indicates a handle having a socket 2 in its end which socket is designed to receive the tapered ends of clamping bars 8 and 4:. The opposite ends of these clamping bars are also tapered and designed to be received into a socket 6 of a knob 5. When the bars are in the position shown in Fig. 1, the blade 7, indicated by dotted lines, may be slipped between the bars and when the handle and knob are placed in position, they will clamp the blade between the bars so that the blade can be stropped. When the bars are in this position they are, designed to hold a thin waferlike blade which is used in connection with the well known type of safety razor. In the event that the blade has a reinforced back, as is employed in some instances, the bar 4; is reversed, as shown in Fig. 2, thereby forming an enlarged space to receive the thick back of the blade 8 indicated by dotted lines. In order to have the bars clamped the wafer blade jogs or bends in one of the bars, such as in the bar 4, should be formed so that when in the position shown .inFign l, the oifset portion will be snugly nested in the recesses of the companion bar.

Copies o! this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the 'In operation the bars 3 and 4 are preferably left in the handle l and to insert or remove the blade it is only necessary to take off the knob 5 and spring the blades slightly apart. Of course when the blade is inserted in position, the application of the knob will force the bars together and clamp the blade in place.

In Figs. 3 and 4f, I have shown a modied form of bar, the same consisting of two similar bars 9, each of which has a'recess l0 in one face. When the bars are arranged back to back, as shown in Fig. 3, a wafer blade can be clamped therebetween; by reversing one of the bars, a bladel having a .reinforced back equal, or slightly exceeding, the depth of one of the recesses 10,' can be clamped in position; or if the bars are arranged as shown in Fig. et with the recesses 10 facing each othera blade having a thicker reinforced back may be clamped in place. Y

I am aware that the structure herein illustrated and described may be varied in nu m-erous particulars without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention as set out in the following claims.

I claim:

l. A holder for razor blades consisting of two similarly shaped separable bars reversible relative to each other, in combination with removable clamping means detachably arranged at each end of said bars for holding them in operative position.

2. A razor blade holder comprising a socketed handle, two similarly shaped separate bars which are capable of being reversed relative to each other and detachably fitted within said handle, each of said bars having clamping faces in different planes on their opposite sides respectively, and a detachable socketed knob cooperating with the opposite ends of said bars for forcing them together to clamp a razor blade between them.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aiiiX my signature in the presence of two witnesses,

this 20th day of April, 1916.

EMIL GRANBERG. Witnesses:

WILLIAM P. WHrrLnY, F. R. CoRNwAnL.

Commissioner of Patents,

.Wuhingtom D. G. 

